Director Steffen Haars (Krazy House) reteams with actor Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) once more on horror comedy Get Away, and Bloody Disgusting has the exclusive poster that warns you to get ready for a killer holiday ahead.

Previously titled Svalta, IFC Films releases Get Away in theaters on December 6, 2024. Get Away will slash onto Shudder in 2025.

In Get Away, “The Smith family’s much-needed vacation to the remote Swedish island of Svalta takes a dark turn when they arrive during preparations for a mysterious local festival that celebrates a dark history. Unsettled by the unfriendly locals and strange rituals, they try to make the best of their trip, stubbornly enjoying the island’s isolation and natural beauty. However, as the festival looms closer, the family realizes something far more sinister is unfolding—especially when they discover that a serial killer is on the loose.”

Expect a wild holiday ahead indeed for the Smith family. Trace Thurman wrote in his Fantastic Fest review, “The film is at its most entertaining, however, when it focuses on the dynamic between the dysfunctional members of the Smith family, especially when they so stubbornly ignore every single red flag that’s thrown in their faces.”

The horror comedy was written by Nick Frost, who stars alongside Aisling Bea (This Way Up), Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper), and Maisie Ayres.

“Get Away is a laugh out loud comedy that pours several buckets of blood onto a family’s sweet vacation in Sweden. This hilarious thrill ride will stir up laughs and scares in equal measure,” said Shudder’s Emily Gotto previously. “Nick Frost revs up his horror comedy expertise with the support of a strong ensemble cast and Steffen Haars’ playful directorial touch.”

Check out the official poster below and get ready for a bloody good time and a particularly inspired use of Iron Maiden when Get Away releases next week.

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Few female villains in the history of horror have been so beguiling as Pearl (Mia Goth). We first meet this dancing murderess in the twilight days of her life as she slaughters the cast and crew of a low-budget porno in Ti West’s X. The second film in this feminist trilogy takes us all the way back to Pearl’s own youth when she too was a would-be starlet hoping to make it in Hollywood.

The stylish Pearl explores the limitations placed on women in the early 1900s while giving us the origin story of a vicious predator. Tim Waggoner continues his novelization of West’s trilogy by playing with the motivations and backstories of this doomed cast of characters. Waggoner’s literary adaptation of X allows us to peer into Pearl’s mind, explaining her practice of targeting victims for her own sexual pleasure. His Pearl adaptation provides an origin for this destructive pattern while exploring the mind of a sexual sadist on the brink of committing her first murder.

We read about the macabre collection Pearl keeps in her room along with her horrific treatment of her sister-in-law’s corpse. We join her husband on his return to the aptly titled Powder Keg Farms and learn why he’s not not exactly surprised by the hideous tableau Pearl has prepared. Along with these terrifying tidbits and grisly details, Waggoner fills in crucial details about Pearl’s doomed family and a hellish life under her mother’s cruel thumb.

Daddy

Pearl lives a lonely life on her parents’ farm, charged with helping to manage the expansive property. Chief among her chores is to help care for her Father (Matthew Sunderland) who has been incapacitated by illness and spends his days languishing in a wheelchair. West implies that his condition is caused by the flu pandemic ravaging the globe, but Waggoner gives us a bit more information. After contracting the dreaded virus, Daddy had a stroke and has since lost the ability to move or speak, though he seems to be fully aware of his surroundings. The formerly jovial man once doted on his only child, but has now become a burden to his wife and daughter. Pearl remembers Daddy discovering her with a lit cigarette in hand and vowing to keep it a secret from his wife. In fact, Daddy often served as a buffer between the house’s two women, frequently smoothing over arguments before they could spiral out of control. Now that he’s unable to intervene, their resentments have reached a boiling point and lead to a deadly confrontation. Though likely inevitable, Pearl’s initial killing spree could be seen as a direct result of her father’s illness. 

Theda’s Child

With her husband Howard (Alistair Sewell) fighting overseas and her community forced to quarantine, Pearl spends most of her time on the farm alone. Her only friends are barnyard animals and an alligator who lives in a nearby pond. She’s named this creature after film star Theda Bara, and frequently brings her the carcasses of animals she kills. When Pearl stumbles upon Theda’s nest, she steals an egg to take back to the barn. West shows Pearl crushing this egg in her palm while imagining her husband exploding on the battle-field—a grotesque depiction of her seething anger—but Waggoner fleshes out this curious move. Pearl plans to watch the egg hatch up close and eventually return the baby alligator to its mother. She’s even picked out a name for the infant—Lillian Gish—and kills one of the family’s sheep to give it a cozy nest. But it’s not long before Pearl realizes she cannot recreate the natural incubator of Theda’s pond and abandons this plan, crushing the egg in an explosion of rage.

Night Visions

Though she is a cold-blooded killer, Pearl becomes an aspirational figure with her frank and shameless expression of sexuality. Shortly after meeting the lonely farmer’s daughter, we watch her ride a scarecrow to climax in the middle of a corn field. She’s just met a handsome Projectionist (David Corenswet) and pictures him in place of the life-sized doll though she is alternately horrified by this nod to infidelity. Her fantasies continue late at night when she sees the Projectionist appear outside her bedroom window. Pearl follows him out to the barn where he’s set up a romantic picnic date and a screening of her favorite film. It’s not until the chorus line features identical Pearls all kicking in unison that she realizes this is only a dream. Through Pearl, West continues his exploration of pornography and horror filtered through a historical lens. During a late night visit to the cinema, the Projectionist plays a salacious reel in which an onscreen man has sex with two women. Riding her bicycle back to the farm, Pearl imagines the scene playing out across the cloudy night sky starring herself, the Projectionist, and her sister-in-law Mitsy (Emma Jenkins-Purro). Climaxing as she rides, this vision brings Pearl the strongest orgasm of her life.

Momma

Though Pearl is a killer in her own right, her mother Ruth (Tandi Wright) emerges as the film’s second villain. This harsh German immigrant insists on strict adherence to her rules and seems to go out of her way to make her daughter’s life miserable. We learn that Ruth does not believe in second helpings and refuses to use her own fancy dining room—adding a poignant touch to Pearl’s final tableau. The would-be star suspects that should Ruth find out about a local dance audition Pearl plans to attend, she would lock her daughter in the cellar. It seems the two have never gotten along and show barely concealed hatred towards each other. At the audition, Pearl spies another mom consoling her devastated daughter and wonders what it would be like to receive maternal love. After her own disastrous audition, Pearl attempts to force this emotional connection. She encircles herself with her mother’s burned and lifeless arms while imagining a miraculously healed Ruth singing a German lullaby to calm her tears. West presents this as a tender yet bizarre moment between a daughter and the mother she killed, but Waggoner adds heartbreaking context. Earlier in the film, Pearl stumbles upon Ruth comforting her husband with this very song. Pearl later uses her corpse to recreate the affection Ruth once gave to her husband but could never bring herself to bestow on her daughter.  

First Kill

Pearl concludes with the titular killer reckoning with her failures and attempting to take control of her limited life. It’s a fascinating character study in sadistic empowerment, but Waggoner makes clear we are also witnessing the making of a murderer. We learn that while our dark heroine has a habit of killing animals, she has never intentionally taken a human life. This all changes when the Projectionist balks at Pearl’s strange behavior and blatant lies about noises in the cellar. Though Pearl has been fantasizing about keeping the dazzling man as a sexual plaything in her family’s bunkhouse—an ominous nod to her future crimes—she becomes enraged when he makes a hasty exit back to his borrowed car. She slowly approaches the Projectionist with a pitchfork, intending to savor each moment of her first kill. After repeatedly stabbing him in the chest, Pearl stands over her former lover with weapon in hand. She relishes the terror she sees on his face before plunging the center tine through his skull. 

A24’s official novelizations of X and Pearl are now available. Look for MaXXXine in early 2025.

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Tomorrow marks the SCREAMBOX release of the found footage horror movie Devon, the feature directorial debut of “Jersey Shore” alum Jenni “JWOWW” Farley!

In the film, “When a group of friends try to uncover the truth behind an unsolved disappearance, they unwittingly find themselves at the center of a terrifying mystery.”

You can also pick the film up on Amazon, FandangoNow/Vudu, Apple, and all other digital platforms.

Here’s the full synopsis: “Following their daughter’s mysterious disappearance, Devon’s parents never stopped searching for the truth. After the asylum she disappeared from was condemned, their questions looked like they would remain forever unanswered.

“Years later, a cryptic website recruits five courageous individuals to explore the abandoned asylum and discover what happened to the girl. Unaware that they are embarking on a perilous, one-way journey, these individuals delve into the sinister depths with only their equipment, leading to a terrifying and deadly experience.”

A longtime admirer of the genre, Farley takes viewers into a found footage mystery which draws from the real-life horrors of the unknown. And the debut director knows all about real, with the next season of the MTV sensation “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” premiering later this year.

“I am thrilled to be diving into the horror space alongside Cineverse and SCREAMBOX who have the industry and fandom knowledge to see that Devon lands in the hands of the right audience.” said Farley. “As a longtime reality TV veteran, I’m excited to kick off this new chapter in the horror movie genre and hope that Devon is just the beginning.”

SCREAMBOX is available to stream on iOS, Android, Prime Video, YouTube TV, Comcast, Cox and SCREAMBOX.com

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April Fool’s Day will be the life of the party when it hits 4K Ultra HD on January 21 from Kino Lorber.

The 1986 holiday slasher has been newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision/HDR.

From Friday the 13th franchise producer Frank Mancuso Jr., the film is directed by Fred Walton (When a Stranger Calls) and written by Danilo Bach (Beverly Hills Cop).

Deborah Foreman, Jay Baker, Deborah Goodrich, Ken Olandt, Griffin O’Neal, Leah King Pinsent, Clayton Rohner, Amy Steel, and Thomas F. Wilson star.

Disc 1 – 4K UHD:

• 4K Restoration from the Original Camera Negative
• Dolby Vision/HDR Presentation of the Film
• Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell, and Nathaniel Thompson (new)
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio

Disc 2 – Blu-ray:

• Horror with a Twist: 2-Part Interview with Director Fred Walton
• Well of Lies: Interview with Actress Deborah Goodrich Royce
• Looking Forward to Dessert: Interview with Actor Clayton Rohner
• Bloody Unforgettable: Interview with Composer Charles Bernstein
• The Eye of Deception: Interview with Cinematographer Charles Minsky
• TV Spots
• Theatrical Trailer

In the film, “When Muffy St. John (Deborah Foreman) invited her college friends up to her parents’ secluded island home for the time of their lives, she forgot to tell them it just might be the last time of their lives. Because as soon as the kids arrive on the island, someone starts trimming the guest list…one murder at a time.

“And what starts out as a weekend of harmless April Fool’s Day pranks turns into a bloody battle for survival.”

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The holidays are now in full swing, with Thanksgiving arriving later this week. And as always, we’d like to remind you that horror can provide the perfect escape from holiday stress.

This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to horror titles perfect for Thanksgiving. These picks avoid some of the most obvious choices, like Blood Rage (available on Night Flight+) or Thanksgiving (on Netflix), in favor of more unexpected holiday horror offerings.

These titles include cult classics that bring nail-biting tension and/or extra servings of cheese, all set during the Thanksgiving holiday. Here’s where you can stream them this week.

For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.

Black Friday – Prime Video

A raucous, campy creature feature that captures the horrors of shopping on Black Friday. Set within a toy store, it follows a group of disgruntled employees as they begrudgingly arrive for work on Thanksgiving to settle in for the busiest day in retail. Meanwhile, an alien parasite crashes into Earth via meteor. The employees’ rough night gets exponentially worse when their shoppers become bloodthirsty monsters. Director Casey Tebo is most interested in fun with this holiday horror entry, and it boasts a great cast that includes Devon Sawa and Bruce Campbell.

The Boneyard – Pluto TV, Prime Video, the Roku Channel, Tubi 

This pick is for those that prefer very little in the way of holiday theming. With a very atypical protagonist, the film follows a depressed psychic as she works with detectives to get to the bottom of the mystery behind a funeral home owner with three corpses of mummified children in his possession. Only, these aren’t dead children, but “kyoshi,” or undead cursed children that must feed on human flesh. They’re very creepy, and yet they still don’t prepare for the wild finale teased on the VHS cover box. Though, it does take its time getting there. The Boneyard was written and directed by James Cummins, the creature designer behind the inventive apparitions in 1986’s House. It’s Thanksgiving horror set almost entirely within a creepy morgue.

Into the Dark: Pilgrim – Hulu

A woman invites pilgrim re-enactors into her home to give her family an authentic recreation of the first Thanksgiving, hoping it’ll get them to put down their phones and bring them closer together. Her well-intentioned plan backfires when the actors refuse to break character, however, and their behavior grows more alarming. Written by Noah Feinberg, Patrick Melton, and Marcus Dunstan, the latter of whom directs, Pilgrim builds to a wild finale.

The Stepfather – Fandango at Home, Hoopla, Kanopy, Peacock, Prime Video, the Roku Channel, SCREAMBOX, Shout! TV, Tubi

Terry O’Quinn stars as the title character, a serial murderer who targets single mothers, hoping to find his perfect family. When it doesn’t work out, he murders his new makeshift family, changes his appearance, and skips town to begin anew. Loosely based on mass murderer John List, The Stepfather brings the intensity thanks to a bone-chilling turn by O’Quinn. His reign of terror is set against a Fall backdrop, with the autumnal vibes only adding to the pervasive sense of dread. That also includes a notable Thanksgiving dinner scene.

ThanksKilling – Pluto TV, the Roku Channel, SCREAMBOX, Tubi

Gobble Gobble, Motherf*cker. This pick is for those who are hungry for a heaping helping of turkey this holiday season. As in, this movie is an absolute turkey, the precise type of cult favorite that aims for pure holiday escapism and entertainment. Jordan Downey’s 2008 horror-comedy lets a homicidal turkey loose on unsuspecting college kids over the Thanksgiving break. It’s as crass as it is low budget, with this turkey giving Jack Frost a run for his money in terms of schlocky holiday horror fare best served with rowdy friends and a glass of spiked eggnog.

Pair it with follow-up ThanksKilling 3, also streaming on SCREAMBOX! 

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